Transportation

12:54 pm

Thu October 11, 2012

Texas' 85 mph Highway Opening Later This Month

The dotted line south of the airport is under construction no more: SH 130 opens Oct. 24.

SH 130 Concession Company

The latest toll road in Central Texas is set to open later this month.

Operators of the newest segment to State Highway 130 – from Mustang Ridge to Interstate 10 near Seguin – announced this morning the road will be open on Oct. 24.

The 41-mile segment has gained national notoriety because it will have a posted speed limit of 85 miles an hour. As KUT News previoisly reported, It took a new law, passed in 2011, to get the new speed limit in place.